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Scottish footballer

James McCloy
Personal information
Date of birth	1906
Place of birth	Howwood, Scotland
Date of death	1979 (aged 72–73)
Place of death	Girvan, Scotland
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Petershill
1931–1933	Clyde	6	(0)
1933–1938	St Mirren	130	(0)
1938–1939	Bradford City	37	(0)
1939	Swansea Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James McCloy (1906 – 1979) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Howwood, McCloy joined St Mirren from Clyde in October 1933; he made 148 appearances for the Paisley club, and played in the 1934 Scottish Cup Final for them. He moved to Bradford City in August 1938. He made 37 Football League and 1 FA Cup appearances for the club. He left the club in May 1939 to join Swansea Town His career was ended by the Second World War. He later worked as a fireman.

His son Peter was also a footballer and a goalkeeper.

Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Frost, p. 401
"Player profiles Mc". StMirren.info. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ Aidan Smith (2 April 2016). "Interview: Peter McCloy on dealing with Old Firm pressure". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
The story of Bradford City's 'other' major cup victory – the Division Three Challenge Cup, Bantams Heritage, 10 June 2019
Frost, p. 385

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